By: Brown S.R. No. 1173 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-3 recognize Ruth Robertson who received the Society of Woman 1-4 Geographers' Outstanding Achievement Award in California 1-5 May 15, 1993; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A woman who has led a fascinating and rewarding 1-7 life, Ruth Robertson was honored for her outstanding contributions 1-8 to science, the arts, and humanity; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A dedicated, resourceful, and trail-blazing woman, 1-10 Ruth Robertson was one of the first woman photojournalists; she 1-11 was the "first girl photographer" at the Peoria Evening-Star 1-12 in 1939; and 1-13 WHEREAS, A woman who set many records, she was the first 1-14 woman to photograph baseball games from the infield at Wrigley 1-15 Field, the only woman photographer in the press pool at the 1944 1-16 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the only woman war 1-17 correspondent in Alaska in World War II, and the first person to 1-18 lead a successful expedition into the interior of Venezuela to 1-19 chart Angel Falls; and 1-20 WHEREAS, One of the world's highest waterfalls, Angel Falls 1-21 was hidden from the outside world prior to 1935 and had never been 1-22 photographed; after several expeditions led by others had failed, 1-23 with accompanying loss of lives, Ruth Robertson's mission succeeded; 2-1 in 1949, the National Geographic Magazine featured her 2-2 photographs and the story of the expedition in its November, 1949 2-3 issue; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The list of firsts that Ruth Robertson 2-5 accomplished is long and her inspiring feats make her worthy 2-6 indeed of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 73rd Legislature, hereby commend the work of Ruth Robertson and 2-9 congratulate her for receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award; 2-10 and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-12 for her as an expression of esteem and admiration from the 2-13 Texas Senate. 2-14 _____________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the 2-17 above Resolution was adopted by 2-18 the Senate on May 30, 1993. 2-19 _____________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 _____________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate